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/1,2 J a WEST INDIA D9C4C. COMPANY,. COURT of 10EtiVIIS ofthe WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY, hereby gift notice, thai RALF-YEARLY GENERAL COURT will be held, pursuant to the directions of the Act of Parlianient, at the West India Dock House, No. 9, Billiter-square, on Tnrsomr, the 9th day of January next, at Due o'Clock in the afternoon, at which Meet ing a DIVIDEND will be declared for the half-year ending the Slit instant. By order of the Court, H. LONGLANDS, Seeretary. West India Dock-honse, Dec. 19, 1826. N.B. The Chair will be taken at Two &Clock precisely. BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL .MALL. CLOSE of the EXHIBITION of HIS MAJEST.Y'S PRI VATE COLLECTION of PICTURES, THE GALLERY, with the COLLECTION of „ PICTURES from CARLTON PALACE, which His 48 1jrly has been graciously pleased to allow the Directors to ex hibit will be CLOSED 011 SATURDAY NEXT, the 30th 'Admittance (from Tea till Dusk), ls.LCatalogue, Is. WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper, THE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. LXIX. Wall published THIS DAY. Printed for John Murray, Album'.le-street. ' RIGHTS OF THE POOR, o u the lit of January will be Published, Part I, priee Is. AN ACCOUNT OF PUBLIC CHARITIES , iligeiteLl from the Reports of the. Commissioners on Chari table Foundations.—Contents; Charities of the Mercers' - and naberdsihet:s' Coropanies—.St: Paul's School—Whittington-C4- kge—Greihrun Lectures—West Lavington AlaishOuse--Mercers' School—Trinity Hospital, Greenwich—Turkey Coffee-I - house— Hotihani Free-School—Charities at Moninnutb, Newport, and Newland—Stepney Almshouses—Angel and Crown, Newbury -- et. Bart h o lomew Lectureship—Bunbury Free-School —Fisbborne's C hilities—Newport Free-School—Hoxton Aluishouse-rßankee Leasehold—Trotnam's Foundation ; with sundry Legacies fur Poor Debtors, Loans for Young Men, Gifts for Apprentices, &c. With Notes cud Continents. By the Editor of 44 THY CANNY.'{ LAWYER." ? hated for W. Sirapkin and 11. Aisrshall, • Ludgate-street. SHARES IN DIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS. To be SOLD by AUCTION, BY Mr. ADAMSON, %Fatima, January 12,182'T, at Twelve, at the Auction Mart, Bartholomew-lane, in 44, before the,major part a the Corn luissioners named in a Commission of Bankrupt, awarded , and issued against Mr. Awritoxt HEAVISIDE, THIRTY PHOENIX GAS SHARES, Re ceipts for FIFTY INTERNATIONAL GAS SHARES, 4 teeiPts for TEN ENGLISH' MINING SHARES, and Re criple for TEN UNITED CHILIAN SHARES. Printed Particulars may be had of Mr. James, Solicitor, Back lersbury ; of 'Mr. Comerford,' Solicitor, Copthall-court, Throg- Inorton-street ; at the Mart; and of Mr. Adarnsos, 11, Billiter "quart. WAVER HATS of Superior Qualities, at I/. —A'good wearing one ditto, for 178. Waterproof. GOOD 'SILK HATS from IN. to Iss. Patent Doubts-edged ditto 1 1 7 s. GENTLEMEN'S TRAVELLING AND FORAGE CAPS, all sorts, from ss. to 10s. 6d. Tbe whole of the above on Trial will speak for themselves.— adies, Girls', and Boys' HATS and CAPS in great var iet y at I'ERRING'S. Observe 1 413, Strand, Two doors west of the Ailelphi Theatre. • COMMERCIAL-ROAD, WHITECHAPEL. GOOD AND CHEAP BOOTS AND SHOES, ViNOLESALI AND ANTAIL. VAPTAMTS, MERCHANTS, GENTLE MEN connested with the SHIPPING INTERESTS, 84 d the Public, are respectfully informed, that they may be sup tftli With BOOTS and SHOES of superior quality at moot re nted prioa, which, for workmanship and material, are not to " %nailed by any establishment in London, at J. W. SNELL'S BOOT and SHOE WAREHOUSE, "alien op cANNOWSTS,III-ROAT, COMMIRCIAT. Rom), mini?, °Warn... J. W. S. submits the !blab% i.i t of Prieem of Mott uul . "h 6 e , t which be warrants to bie toft-inade : Wellington Roots, from Walking Shoes 6 6 08 0 . ,Paluing Pumps b 0 0 0 7 0 '7 0 rut: Shoes 5 6 " Blucher Shoal 8 0 010 6 bitto Boys' 5 0 0 '7 CV Ladies' Galahad Boots ---- Satinet ditto 4 6 0 5 6 ---- House Shoes ----- Rid, Satins), and Prunelle 0 8 6 ------ Walking' Shoes, double soles 0 4 ii ----. Coloured Kid He feels assured that the articles purchased at kis Manufactory °lll l Want . a trial to prove their superiority over ,those generally sow at Retail Warehouses. 'ps An extensive assortment of Dancing Shoes of every de seriptiou from 2s. 6d. to 4s. per pair.-,-Boys and Children's !Shoes in great variety equally cheap. , . ____—_—__—__ C ........ _ _____ ABINET-MAKERS' SOCIE'T'Y.-- ,EHEAP.CABINET and UPHOL STERY, at the LON- N REPOSITORY for the CABINET - MA KERS'. SO CIETy, being the only real one now existing in London, No. 71 , corner of , LEADENHALL - ST REET, o pp osite Alilgate , pump, : and which has .been establishe d u p wards of Six years. 1. or Reidy Money, and no Abatement. The Trustees and Committee respectfully inform the Nobility and Gentry, that they still conduct the above Eetablisliment for the Benefit of industrions and ingenious Itleehanies cwho have large faniilies), by offering their Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line of the best workmanship, and cheaper than by any 'Luse in 'London, no other profit being required than to satisfy Ills warehouse rent and incidental expencea ; being satisfied with ' , anoint •ouployment to enable•them to support their families, ills'number of whom appear by the Books of the last Quarterly i l laalini So' be 148. ' From the great patronage the Committee bate received; they are in hopes of increasing that number. The following Is a Specimen of the Low Prices asked ; all flood,: warranted : X. a. d. Pine feet Mahogany Bedstead, four-post 4. 10 0 Tent ditto _ - _ 1 6 . 0 • )lardereil Mattress to th . 1 1 0 Mahogany Drawers wit4 k aoh4 en d s _ 3 5 0 eight Mahogany Chairs , .-.• • 610 0 144110 60 v Pembroke Table • - Q 0 0 ) `*" t her Bed free from dust and em a il, from £2."12 0 i o 6 6 0 Uraw' ' 1 1111 , room Sofa, from Z 5 5 0 to 7 7 0 Sala Bedstead M a i - - 86 0 m) g all 7 Ilarae-Bair Sofa - _ ....- . .._. 0 'lO 0 upwards A quantity of Paper Hanging* for Bat Pining, and Drawing r"c"os, et nearly lialf-price. The Trade will find it worth their ettentiun. Houses Furnished at a few days' notice, and. Apartments in u few hoary.—(itwde p ' relied free of expenoe except the matting. COMMITTK T. CArder I J. Wilson T. Hasler J. Linen TIIIIRNELL. Agent I J. Carter W. Waghorn J. HASLER, Secretary COLDS, COUGHS, ASTHMAS, &c. BUTLER'S PECTORAL ELIXIR.---Expe tioute during s very long period has incoutertibly proved tint "Psciov efficacy at ths: Medicine, in all cases of COLDS,'Couoits, and Aernareato .AterCTIONS. By ; promoting gentle expectora tiZa"itZidetLwitalt e y relieves the Patient of a slight or recent Cold, a generally sufficient to remove those Which neglect bas rend4rcd mote confirmed and obstinate, and which are accompanied with Cough, Spitting of Blood, and other serious ayinptotns. Its 'peculiar balsamic powers tend to heal soreness. and allay the irritation of the lungs, in cases of Cough; and iu Asthafatic Affctiotts it assist* and gives freedom to the Breath. Said in Bottles, at la. lid. and 20. 94., by Butlers, Chemists, theapehle, corner St. Paul's; 78, Prince'e-street, Edinburgh ; tut 54, Sackville-street, Dublin ; Savory and Co., 136, New _'"hd-street ; Willmott, 83, High- st ree t, Borough ; and the priu rPalltledicine Venders in the United Kingdom.. Of whom may l d BUTLER'S BALSAMIC LOZENGES, used in recent "'lvan*, Host slnEss, &e., and for remitting the Voter Clear, rod l ' l "ibleg and protecting its organs from the effects of exertion. Boxes, at Is. lid. and Re. 9d; N . I . , Carcagi to ask far DUTLEIeSPZCTORAL , ~ 1 . ...- ' 4 • '1 ,c114., ,, J ,„,. 1 , , f ',.,,,; .. . , ~. t , PRICE 7D. THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1826. rf l CLARK'S GENERAL OUTFITTING A. • WAREHOUSE, for the .EAST and WEST INDIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER 'CHANGE, STRAND. Officers, Cadets, and Writers going to India, and Gentlemen proceeding to South America, or any other part of the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole of their Military Ap• pointments, Swords, Chaos, Sashes, Belts, Pistols, &c. toge ther with a large and well-manufactured stock of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding; Cabin %all:hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps; Sea Chests, Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every other descrip tion of Travelling Equipage. . , AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTEENS, ready fitted with the necessary requisites for India, and other tropical climates ; a great variety of Silver and Plated Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going abroad ; 'Military and Hindus tannee Books, Maps, &e. A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tandem, Phaeton, Stanhope ar.d Chaise HARNESS, with every descrip tion of Saddlery, &c. &c. for home use, East and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspection from their excellent quality, first style of workmanship, and moderate prices. All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty yeare standing is still strictly adhered to, of asking but one Reedy Almsey Price, from which no abatement will be made. COMMERCIAL ROAD WHITECHAPEL. EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH ECONOMY Goon ARTICLE AT A LOW PRIOR ! TN order to keep pace with the highly-improved 1. state of the Commercial Road and its environs, which, for Respectability and Commerce, vie* with the proudest thoroughfare in the Metropolis, JOHN LLOYD and Co., Kiwo's PLACE, corner of BATTY-STREET, Commercial Road are determined, in the selection, extent, and quality of every Article in their Stock of LINEN DRAPERY, HOSIERY, LACE, and HABER DASHERY, to be equalled by few, and excelled by None ! At a timcwhen distress and famine have arrived at their zenith, and the Manufacturing Distri.ts are reduced to the last extremity, J. Lloyd and. Company have been induced by feelings of grati tude as well as the desire of meriting future favours, to pur chase the whole of their large and valuable Stock of Winter Goods with their ever acceptable cash; thereby entailing upon their Customers the pleasing satisfaction of alleviating the distressed, and ensuring to themselves a good article at a low price.—With such claims to public aupyort, and a determination to act with rectitude and principle, they ' respectfully offer their well-selected Stock, at Prices full 20 per Cent. cheaper than Credit Shops can buy for. 'I he following curtailed List of • judge of the extreme Irish Linen, beginning at 64d. Hussia'Sheeting, ?id. Brown Holland, 44d. l)amask Table Linen, yard and and half wide, is. 6d. Linen Huckaback, '7ld. Russia Towelling, bid. Suffolk Hemp, 61d. Town Prints, beginning at 40. An immense Stock of Stnffs, 61d. 8O pair of Witnsy Blankets, le. 9d. The largest Stock - of Furniture. in London. Prices will enable the Public to owness of Charge :- 350 pieces of real Chintz, be ginning at 6id. Bed Ticks, hid. Oros de Naples and Luteetring, in every shade of colour, from 21. 6d. Satins, all colours, 21. 4d. Cloaks, 4s. 6d. Rich Silk Shawls, 2 yds. wide 6d. An immense Stock of Lace, be ginning at per yard. Lace Veils, 4s. 9d. 500 ' dozen SsVies Handker chiefs, bid. DULMONES VULPIUM, or PREPARED FOXES' LUNGS, for Coughs, Colds, and Asthmas, either recent or of long standing. This valuable medicine re quires no enumeration of its virtuo, as a sigaltjaigliailLeyv. its efficacy. Prepared and sold in Pots, to. t id. each, by 'Tholi, Rase, 29, Clliswell.street, Finsbury-square and sold by Mr: C. A. Hop kins, No. 10, Staverton-row, Newington Butts; Mr. J. W. Stirling, 66,11igh-street, Whitechapel ; Mr. Yate, 109, Blackman street, Borough ; Mr. Studinao, 3 and 4, Keene's-row, Wal- Worth ; Mr. T. Brown, Union-place ► Camberwell ; Messrs. Atwell, 196, Oxford-street ; Mr.' Lowden, 202, Fleet-street ; Mr. Boetoek, 37, Red Lion-street, Holborn.` Wholesale Agent, Messrs. Barclay and Son, Fleet-market. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE/. On Monday evening the 18th inst. The Royal Society of Edinburgh met, Vice President Dr. lion in the Chair., The scapula of a whale, found in sinking a eoal. shaft in Ayrshire, was exhibited by Thomas Allan Esq. Observations on the Origin of Language, and par ticularly on the formation of the Greek Alphabet, were read by Professor Dunbar. On Tuesday evening the 19th instant. The So ciety for Encouraging the Useful Arts, met in the Hall of the Scottish Antiquaries— A description of a new steam coach, by Mr. John ston; a model of this coach was exhibited in operation. Account of a Method of restoring the damaged canvas of Paintings, by . Mr. Robert Taylor. Notice respecting native copper found in Caithness, by Dr. Hibbert. Mr. James Nasmyth exhibited a model of a high pressure steam engine in action, with a method of ap plying the waste steam to increase the temperature of the furnace. Mr. James Forbes, of Old Meldrum, gave a de scription of a new protracting quadrant, and of a new vernier fbr subdividing the divisions of instruments. VIVIAN GREY. TO THE EDITOR. Stn—As you have given insertion, in your paper of to-day, to a communication by a Correspondent, headed " Mr. Colburn, and the Author of Vivian Grey." I trust you will do me the fa vour of printing in your columns a few words from me in reply. Every circumstance stated in that communication as fact, is utterly false. The main object of row correspondent seems to be to insi nuate that the author of Vivian`' Grey had bribed a certain lady to bring me' the manuscript, in the hope that I might suppose it to come from the same pen as that of the author of Tremaine. This insinuation will be considered not a little extraordinary, when 1 declare that the manuscript of Tremaine was sent to me ane rymoualy; and it was not till long atter I had undertaken' that publication, that I became acquainted with the lady in queateiher on, whose affluent circurn s t anc ie, and high respectability, plac b quud the slightest chalice of being influenced in the way pre tended. Only a moderate sum was given for the copyright of Vivian (;trey, as I never for a moment conceived, that that work came from the author of Trernaine. Indeed, the contrary (vas lopenly declared when the tnanuscript was first put into my hands. llt is scarcely oeectesary for me to add, that Vivian Grey was b&' extremely suceessfol that a oew edi tion was ahottly called for ; t it to pa y and, us a further p roo f o f my being perfectly sa tisfied with the ospe culation, I am. ‘ re paring for ü blicatiou three a dditional volumes, for which I have a gi volumes. does not state how he became acq uainted double the price of the former Vlith respect to the author of Tremaine, your correspondent thoughts ; and as I do not prof eft an knowledge of then', I must let the sentence pass, with his most Secret in which a ll u sion is matte to his fears of acknowledging himself the autho r ; but so far from that work not being consid e r e d by me as likely t o pay, and that I muse quently gave only a trifling sum f o r i t , 1 at once con sidered it cerfain of success; and, as a proof o f thi s , I made an offer of SOO/.'for it, a sum which most anthem s an d publishers wo uld not deem very trifling for the first work of an anonymous 'writer. I mu, Sir, your very obedient servant,. New Burlington-street, Dec. 26. HENRY COLBURN. LITERARY ADVERTISEMIT• Wanted—Authors of all-work, to job•for the season, No matter which party, so faithful to neither Good hacks, who, if posed for a rhyme or a reason, Can manage, like "ern, to do without either. If in gaol, all the better for out o'-door topics ; Your gaol is for Trav'llers a charming retreat ; They can take a day's rule for a trip to the Tropics, And sail round-the world, at their ease, iu the Fleet, For Dramatists, too, the most useful of 14111041 s They may study high life in the King's Bench community ; Aristotle could scarce keep them more scithia rules, And of place they'te, at least taught to stick to the Unify. Any lady or gentleman come to an age To have good " Reminiscences" (three -score or higher,) Will meet with encouragement--so much #r page, Aud the spelling and grammar both found by the buyer. No matter, with what their remembrance is stoek'd, So they'll only remember the quantant:disied;- 2,nough to fill handsomely Two Voluines,•ac • Price twenty-four shillings, is all that's ii*ltitted. •, They may treat us like Kelly, with old jeu decerite, Like Reynolds, may boast of each mountebank frolic; Or kindly inform us, like Madame Ovine,* That gingerbread-cakes always give them the cholie. There's nothing, at present, so popular growing As your Autobiographers--fortunate elves, Who manage to know all the best people going, Without having been ever heard of themselves! Wanted, also a new stock of Pamphlets on Cora, By " Farmers" and " Landholders"—(gernmen, whose hinds Enclosed all in bow-pots, their attics adorn, Or whose share of the soil may be seta on their hinds.) No-popery Sermons, if ever so dull a vein, Sure of a market ;—should they, too, who pea Be renegade Papists, like Murtagh Something extra allow'd for the additional venom. Funds, Physic, Corn, Poetry, Boxing, Romance, All excellent subjects fOr turning a penny ; To write upon all is an author's sole chance For attaining, at last the least knowledge of nap. Nine times out of ten; if his title is good, His matter within of small consequence is ; Let him only write fine, and, if not understood, Why,—that's the concern of the reader, not his. N.8.---a learn'd Essay now printing, to show, That Horace (as clearly as words could express it) Was for taxing the Fund-holders, ages ago, When he wrote thus—" Quodcuuque in Fund it, attest it."f " This lady, in her Memoirs, also favours us with the address of those apothecaries, who have, from time to time, given her . pills that agreed with her :-.—always desiring that the pills should be ordered " comae pour tile." t A gentleman, who distinguished himself by his evidence be fore the Irish Committees. According to the cotumon reading, " quad cuuque infundie, acesolt." MALTE BRUN. (From the Journal du Dobats.) Conrad Matte Brun, the celebrated geographer, was born in 1775, in the Peninsula of Jutland, - in the kingdom of Denmark. His father belonged to one of the first fitmilies of Jutland. Born Lutheran himself, he educated -Isis .assoia , th..sarne - taftirrinFr 'even' 'destined him to fulfil, at an early age, the functions of the ministry. YoUng Malta Brun was sent, for that purpose, to the University of Copenhagen, to take his degree there ; where, disgusted by the dryness of theological studies, and borne away by his taste for the Belles Lettres, he published seine pieces of poetry, and undertook the management of a "Theatrical Review." At the period of which we are now speaking, the French Revolution had already gone on for several years, and Denmark, as well as the other States of Europe, had come within the circle of its political influence. An enlightened Minister, Mr. de - Bernsdortf, conceived that the time had arrived for making concessions to those ideas of liberty that were diffused throughout the country. Such a system, which might have prevented great misfortunes, but which was opposed, notwithstanding, by the aristo cratic party, found a potent auxiliary in the energetic pen and ardent imagination of a young man of 20. Mr. Matte Brun wrote a pamphlet in favour of the enfranchisement of the peasantry, and of the liberty of the press; but in spite of the support which the Ministry gave to this liberal system, and in spite of the general consent of the nation, the opposing party, profiting- perhaps by some defect in his plan, so easy to be explained by its being the first produc tion of a young man, menaced him with a persecution. Make Brun thought it beet to anticipate the result, and went to seek an asylum in Sweden. He was welcomed there, and recurring to his former tastes, he publishedu volume of poetry, which acquired for . him the encouragement and approbation of the Academy of Stockholm. In 1797, Mr. Make Brun obtained permission to return to his native land, but some fresh intrigues speedily inspired him with the 'prudent re solution of withdrawing himself front dangers similar to thOie he had already incurred. He again passed into Sweden, whence he proceded to Hamburgh, and it was in ' that city that he learnt the events of 1799, and the re volution of the 18th Brumaire, which held out the pros pect to France of a Goiernment whose power was founded upon public liberty. Relying upon thii, he came to Paris, where he was not long in perceiving that the dearest half of . his hopes was deceived, and where he dared, through the medium of some journals, to testify his displeasure. It was easy, however, to impose silence upon a stranger who had no support but his talents; Mr. Melte Brun received a prohibitory mandate to which he was compelled to submit. The leisure thus forced upon him, he employed in perfecting himself in a science, to which, from his earliest youth, he had devoted his parti cular attention. From the . recesses of his closet he began to travel over the universe as an observer, and he per ceived in geography, relations which until that time had escaped the investigations of the most learned. So early as 1804, he began, in conjunction with Mentelle, his " Mathematical, Physical, anti Political Geography," in 6 vols. Bvo., which was only finished in 1807. But a third part, indeed, of that great work was the labour of Mr. Malte Brun. The learned, however, are aware, that the merit of a book is , not to be calculated according to the rules of arithmetical proportion. Mr. Mentelle was a learned geo grapher; Malts Brun was a philosophical geographer; and in this, his first essay, he • gave the earnest of what he, who, at 28, bad hardly any ri val in geagraphical knowledge, and not one in the application to geography of a multitude previously been strangers to it, 'should accomplish in the progress of study and of years. of sciences which had It was upon the reputation acquired from that work, that the proprietors of the Journal des 'Debate invited M r. Matte Bruit to join in the editing of that paper. Mr. 'Mahe Brun accepted of that invitation; and, with the exception 'of one brief interval, from 1806 up to the fatal period, we may say, until the very moment of his death, for nearly 20 years, be devoted himself to his everyday toil, with a zeal that was never relaxed in favour of the other labours with Which he had voluntarily charged himself. One hour before he expired, with a hand still firm, an d w ith an ad mirable. freedom of spirit, he traced a few lines designed to be printed in this imime!, but had not strength to finish them. _ foreign politics Almost all the discussions relating to fore were written by him. The precedence which he claimed in ;his department was readily granted. To the immense advantage : of possessing all the languages of Europe, Mr. Melte Brun joined that of knowing equally well the per. serial character of all the European caboets, their acts of diplomacy, the family relations and interests between the different Courts; and the correctness of his memory, the soundness of his judgment, and the order which he intrn dueed into the mass of his previotisly acquired knowledge, made it easy for him ,to analyse the most Complicated jeets. He felt no difficulty in comprisinf in a column, materials diSpersed in . numerous fore►gn journals, which frequently occupied him three or four boors in readi% the midst of these occupations, Mr. Make Brim found lenstire' enough for the rearing of that mighty monument; which Will ever remain as the most durable title of his scientific and literary fame. The " Summary of Universal Geography" iA a Work whichhas operatedin the study of that sciences revo lution, which has left truces that nothing can ever efface. It is not our purpose to characterize a performance, whose reputation is established, and whose success has been pro digious. Only six volumes have appeared; but the literary world will. learn, with interest, that the printing of the 7th and last volume is nearly finished, and that the whole' of the necessary materials for finishing it are in the hands of the 'printer. With his " Summary of Universal Geography, Mr. Make Brun brought out a monthly periodi cal work, in the editing of which he was associated with Mt. Eyries, and which also related to his favourite science. It is entitled " Annals of Voyages and Travels, and of Geography and History," He began it in 180ei, and it still goes on. It is a faithful and learned analysis of all the voyages and travels, and of all the discoveries of modern times. His " Picture of ,Ancient and Modern Poland," in one volume octavo, was published during the same period. It Is impossible here not to recall to mind the " Apology for Louis XVIII." which he wrote during the Hundred Days,—an act of boldness which proves that no danger could deter' him from expressing his dislike of despotism and arbitrary power. The same sentiments oceur, but are more exclusively 'developed, in his " Treatise on Legiti malty," published in 1825. It was in that work that he established, forcibly and profoundly, the advantages of I that fundamental' dogma, as indispensable to the liberty of 'the people, as to the preservation of Created 'powers, under whatever form instituted, for the defence of society. Lastly, as if so many works were not yet sufficient to satiate that passion for study and knowledge which consumed him, Mr. Mahe Brun' charged hiMself, during the last few months, with the drawing up of a " Dictionary of Universal Geography " in one volume, which is already in part printed, and for which he had formed, with all the care of which he was capable; the vo cabulary of technical words necessary for understanding 'every book on the subject of geography. Human strength hal its limits, and Mr. Mahe Brun was not aware that his was exhausting. His friends were the first to make the melancholy observation, Absolute rest for a few weeks would have been sufficient to re-establish his health, the loss of which every day became more apparent. Such . . repose was recommended - to him, but he neglected the counsels of friendship. Ina short time the disease made frightful progress, : yet he alone perceived it not. The crisis at length arrived. For three days only he was pre vailed on to keep , 'his room; but even in this almost desperate state he still felt a longing to render himself use- . ful, and only death, happily without pain, was able to solatett:tbeirenkor4e*tiffening lingers. Mr. Melte Brun has left w wstio* and two eons behind him. HORRORS OF A RETREAT. For some time, that is to say, while our route lay along the high road, and beside the bank of the river, the march was agreeable enough ; but as soon as we began to enter upon the path through the marsh, all comfort was at an end. Being constructed of materials so slight, and resting upon a foundation so infirm, the treading of the first corps unavoidably beat it to pieces; those which followed were therefore compelled to flounder on in the beat way they could ; and by the time the rear of the column gained the morass, all traces of way had entirely disappeared. But not only were the reeds torn asunder, and stink by the pressure of those who had gone before, but the bog itself, which at first might have furnished a few spots of firin footing, was trodden into the consistency of mud. The consequence was, that every step sunk us to the knees, and frequently higher. Near the ditches, indeed, many spots occurred which we had the utmost difficulty in cross ing at all; and as the night was dark, there being no Moon, nor any light except what the stars supplied, it was difficult to direct our steps, or even to follow those who culled to us that they were safe on the opposite side. At one of these places I myself beheld an unfortunate wretch gradually sink till he totally disappeared.' I saw him flounder in, heard his cry for help, and ran forward with the intention of saving him ; but before I had taken a second step, I myself sunk at once as high as the breast. How I contrived to keep myself from smothering, is more than I can tell, for I felt no solid bottom under me, and Continued slowly to go deeper and deeper, till the mud • reached my arms. Instead of endeavouring to help the poor soldier, of whoM nothing could now be seen except the head and hand., I was forced to beg assistance for myself; when a leather canteen strap being thrown to me, 1 laid hold of it, and was dragged out, just as my fellow-sufferer became invisible. For my own part I did not .fare so badly as many others Hav ing been always fond of shooting, I took a fire lock, and went in pursuit of wild ducks, which abounded throughout the bog. Wandering along in this quest I met with a hike, by the margin of which I concealed myself, and waited for my prey ; nor was it long before I had an opportunity of firing. Several large flocks flew over me, and I was fortunate enough to kill three birds. But, alas! those birds, upon which I had already feasted in imagination, dropped into the water : my dog, more tired than her master, would not fetch them out, and they lay about twenty yards off, tantalizing me with the sight of a treasure which I could not reach. Moving off to another 1 pointi I again took my station where I hoped for better fortune ;,but the Same evil chance again occurred, and the ducks fell into the lake. This was too much for a hungry man to endure ; the day was piercingly cold, and the edge of the pool was covered with ice; but my appetite was urgent, and I resolved at all hazards to indulge it. Pull ing off my clothes, therefore, I broke the ice, and plunged in; and though shivering like an aspen leaf, I returned safely to the camp with a couple of birds. Next day I adopted a similar course with like success ; but at the ex pence of what was to me a serious misery. My stockings of warm wool was the only part of my dress which I did not strip off, and today it unfortunately happened t h at loneand `where was Having otto m sec w u r as ed mmuyddy ;hut my le g stuc k ducks, I attempted t o fast, and in pulling it out off came the stocki ng; to re cover it was beyond my power, for the mud closed over it directly, and the consequence' was, that till I regained .the transport, only one of my feet could be warm at a To those who can boast of many pairs of fl ue cu tton:und woollen hose, this,misfortune of mine may appear Het , but to me, who haul only two stocki ngs on s hore, the loss. of one was very grievous; and I th ere f ore re quest that may not be sneered at when I recom it as one of the disastrous consequences of this ill-fated expOtimh Cain " paigns in Amerwa—New Orkans. ~ y t ,A , , No. 10,702. ~ • ..> X 1; : l i„,` , C• 0 . 4 1 4 vC Al' , "; t'l' l t 3 ~ii' ,e ie, Tfi,, k, t roe- It—i. ,_.,, .• ', !'--. •, - - - i ' ' ' -; /-4119-' '''' N kw voN IP ( 0 ' , 4,„,•! r lik =, Aig , • t ' ~. , Y . 411K -46 p.laltZt::fifr, . ' ' 49 0V " lak 'l y? ' '' : • t ' ...-:-' ' ''''' ../ sti, ,B, N„,„pp- i • 4 •11610.- -., .•.- .. ,-- ' 4 :41:el , , 0 1-, ,i,.., ' s , :1. , ••• - ~, „,,.. I. $lll. • ' ( 1,1, t 4 i . • . :Zsi , v.', 1 ...." - li. \ I '' ir 4 ,, , ~ . ~,I, E , lona t 0 -i, ( 4, ll.*** Or ' ''' , , '`..' N • IQ. ON THE USE OF BARLE 9 11,11 ‘ .. N .4 1 / 41 WO, ',/ ' ; FOR HOR ,•..:',„3- .41 111e,,. 1, .., ..N '. 4 1 #' , , (By tho Right Honourable Sir John*liir, giti.4( t (From the Caledonian Mercury. It seems to be of great importance, that till the next hat•vestis secured*, the consumption of oats in the feed ing t)f horses, should, us much as possible, be restricted, • anti barley or big substituted in their room. It is well knoWn, that, iw various parts of Scotland and Ireland, and • even in Some districts of England, oats are a favourite ar ticle of human food p---that the food is wholisome,---and being strengthening, is well adapted for the use of the labouring classes of the community, by many of whom oats are almost universally preferred to burley, and by some even to wheat.. Batley, on the other hand, is the tom- • mon article of food for horses all Over the Continent, and during the ltutt"war, more espeoially in the winter of 1813 suit 1814, the British cavalry went through all the fatigue .of a campaign, living on that food. Indeed, the eaVaLty mat artillery 'horses, when supplied with barley, got only Mits., while they get 121bs. of oats, the barley being vonsiderad;, in that proportion, more nutritive than oats, owitYr to the smaller. quantity of husk. The crop of oats, last *harvest, having failed in minx places„.that grain is becoming difficult to purchase, and the prices are increasing. If horses, however, could be Main. tamed equally well with barley, or even if a proportion of it ;vere used es their food, it would tend greatly. to reduce the price of oats to the labourer ;---and he would not be under the necessity of changing his usual food, and of hav ing recoittli to wheat, which would greatly increase the de otand for, and the price of, Mat article. These considerations have induced me to collect infor ogle ti' I several intelligent. persons, respecting th e haat * . t usingvbarleyi on abstract of which f beg 444, 1 : .. ol4oit 10, ili? ectrisideration Of ttiose who take an l n iv e interest in such inquiries. Mr. Dunlop, of the liaddingtoe distillery, informs me, that, since the last harvest, he has fed hie horses exult'— . . . ti►Yely on good barley, mixed with beans, both broken, as a substitute for oats (that the horses relish this food equally well as oats; and that, with it, they are equally fit for work. In regard to expence, barley of good quality, and cats, are nearly at the same price pre Inmate ; hut barley has an additiond Weight, by which so much is gained.— Barley, however, is found to be a heating food,aud requires to be corrected by a proportion of ruts bags, turnips, or potatoes in winter; and of grtlfiS in summer, sufficient, in both cases, to keep the bowels in good order.t A respectable correspondent near Musselburgh, in Mid Lothian, has obligingly furnished me with the followirig particulars. He states, that horses, though they may not nt first relish barley quite as well as oats, yet in a short time are reconciled to it: that on slow work, they work equally well With that food, us when fed on oats : that the 'difference of expense is very considerably in favour of bar ley ; that very good barley, weighing about 310 pounds, can be bought for 26 to 27 shillings per boll ; while good teed-oats, weighing about 240 pounds, costs about 28 shil lings perboU.,--Thus, twenty pounds of barley can be put chased for the same sum as fifteen pounds of oats; while the former contains a much less proportion of husk : that he almost uniformly feeds his work horses with barley, except when oats are much lower in price : that at pre sent, his horses are fed with two-thirds barley, and one third beans, both of them broken in the mill. If not broken, the barley or big should be boiled, which, on the whole, he considers to be the better plan, and likely to be the most convenient for.the farmer : that when barley haste= heated in the stack, or is musty, from being ill kept in a ' granary, if given to horses in a dry state, it , is very apt to occasion the water brash, but that if the barley is - boiled, this pernicious effect is prevented. That bear or big is equallygood for horses, as barley; and that he lately pur chased at Leith upwards of 400 bolls of very good kiln dried Orkney big or bear, at 20 shillings per boll, weigh ing 248 pounds, while oats of the same weight would have cost 28 shillings : that many farmers, this season, have bought barley to feed their horses, instead of outs ;—and that extending the practice would do much good, as oats are more likely to rise in price than barley, unless checked by a leaser demand. tai a second communication, the came intelligent corre spondent states, that if barley or big it sound and Mell o and of itself dry, it doss not require to he kiln-dried: That if it is kiln-dried, and given to horses in s dry cute, care Should be taken, not to give them too much at a time, from the risk of its swelling in the stomach of the - animal: That he prefers giving the grain in a boiled state, more particularly when. there, is an opportunity of mixing the barley with chaff, or - chopped straw, by which it will go so much farther : That when beans are easily to be had, he thinks it an advantage to use about out-third of theta among the barley, and when not boiled, they should Le both bruised or broken : That be 'has had no exp er i ence in the use of salt ; but he has little doubt that it Would have the effect of rendering the grain more palatable. Messrs. John Gray and Sim, corn-merchants in Aal keith, have had , no personal experience in feeding horses with barley or big, but they purchased about 800 bolls, (600 Winchester quarters), of barley, which they had sold to some of the moat respectable and extensive farmers in their neighbourhood. That so far as their information reaches, draught, or work-horses, have been advantageously fed, either in part, or exclusively, with barley or big;. and that they are found as capable of working on that food, as on oats. That a relation of theirs keeps six horses, which are rather aged, yet they , travel, on an average, twenty four miles a-day. That since he began to feed them on boiled barley, mixed up with a few seeds, or corn-dust, they have become more fleshy, and apparently in better condition for working than before. That bailey is can siderably cheaper at present than oats, barley selling at 255., weighing 296 pounds per boll ; and north country big being 'purchased at Leith, at 20s. per boll, weighing 252 pounds; whereas good old oats, of about the same weight, cannot be had under from 28s. to liOs. par boll. It is the opinion of all these gentlemen, that barley is equally well calculated for reeding horses in summer as in winter. I hope that the information given from such reepactable quarters, will induce great numbers of farmers to try the experiment of feeding horses with barley or big, and that it will likewiie be tried (at least in part), with our cavalry and artillery horses. The experience of the Duke of Wel lington's army in Spain is strongly in favour of the prac tice; and were it'only partially adopted, it would havethe effect of preventing oats from rising to that exorbitant price, which otherwise they may reitht I think it proper to add some information which I have received, respecting the feeding of horses with Pure Or whins. In various provinces of Spain, and in the south of France, horses and cattle are regularly fed with them, during winter, and they make a most excelled food; but care must be taken to ac company t h em w ith other ao ticles. as straw or hay ; for if su p p li e d in too great quantities. being very rich, th ey are apt to pro duce disease. In Spain, furze Was prepared iii the following manner : The shoots of the preceding summer were cut off, and ga thered into a trough, and thin chopped with it light sharp thet!: ha rk , ; instrument, till the thorns wer e com p l et el y destroYid.,7— When used i n this country, they are in some eases merely but in others, mini s similar to those ed for w i have been employed to truth them. 199, (, c argo-street, Edinburgh, Dec. Itltd. s It fluty be plow here to state, that when horses are fed with o au, there should be a handful of salt :nixed with than, w hich preeenta those complaints to which norm are other wise liable. It, will be particularly nereisary to attend to this hint next harvest, when new oats may he so soon retorteo to. Perhaps boiling the barley may render green food mine eftsary. I We ore told by Marshall, (Rural Economy of Noribik, vol. i. p. 47), that when barley is cheap, or unsaleable, it is sometime. given to horses by the Norfolk farmers. In this ease it is ge. nerally " motred," that ia, Itelvd—afterstwat kept fur a few days, until it begin to vegetate—nntl, in thia tretie, it is givast hor►es. It is thought to he less heating ip this state, than who given to horses in its natural state,